Attachment for holding bags and other articles



May 6, 1947. J. PAPALEXIS El AL ATTACHMENT FOR HOLDING BAGS AND OTHER ARTICLES Filed Dec. 15, 1944 ?atented May 6, 1947 ATTACHMENI F311 mes sees sat OTHER ARTICLES dances hapalex is, Ashtabula; Johnson, Geneva, Ohio Application Data-at 15, 1944, seal No. 568,760

1 Claim. (01. 211-31) 1 This application applies to valuable improvements in certain elements composing the attachment to dining room tables and bars for 'r'ece'iving and holding lady customers pocketbooks, valu'able pieces er n'eckwear that is subject matter of our original application how pending in the United States Patent Ofiice under Serial No. 500,639Vz, filed August 31, 1943, which became United States Patent 2,369,978 on Feb. 20', 1945.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide a garment holder of the type described that is adapted to be horizontally attached, near the edge, on the underside of the top part of said dining table, in such manner that the D'-cla'rnp I will be held hori'zontally fiat against the underside of said table, while in the unused or dorm'aht position for the purpose of not interfering with the legs or clothing of patrons, and yet, instantly ready to be pulled down into 'its'obe rav ing position by patrons when they are seated and want to use it.

Another object of this invention is to provide adhesive pads 4 and I on the lower ends of D- clarnp 'I and goo'seneck 8 in order to prevent injury to the finest fabrics andto give a firmer and additional grip as well as a greater adhesive hold against slippage of sucharticles as books, patent leather pocketbooks and bags, heavy silken articles and similar things than would ordinarily not be possible with the same degree of pressure by said spring without said adhesive pads.

The following is the specification of the Midget, the smallest of the garment holder line covered by our patent application Serial No. 500,639 /2, filed August 31, 1943.

The following numerals each designate a sin-- gle member or part thereof at all times and in all places including the descriptive matter attached thereto.

Fig. 1 shows side elevation of the entire assembly including D-clamp I in operative position, and main frame or base plate 18 in position to be rigidly attached to a horizontal supporting surface.

Fig. 2 shows front view of Fig. 1 in operative position, the dotted lines extending out from one side of said view, shows D-clamp l in its left dormant, or unused position.

Fig. 3 shows plan view of Fig, 1 with central portion of main frame l8 cut away showing spring l5, jaws 2, lugs it and pin l3 all inoperative position.

Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof hinge lug 9, hole 2 Ill, head H lip H-"i'z, frame '6", spring and anchorage means 14. v

No. l, D-clamp, the belly of which form's the larger part of the parkin'g'space of. the 'hblde'r,

this parking space being the main object of the invention. a r

No. 2, jaws onth'e upper end of o cla'mp l designed to pivotally connect with hinge lug '9 on C-fra'm'e '8. a

No. 3, recess in jaws 2 designed to clear hinge lug 9 while the former is being operated.

No. rubber pad, on thelower end of o-cla'm I, designed to engage rubber pad 1 on goo'seneck 8, thereby preventing damage to a'rtfcles held between pads i and '1, as wel as furnishing an adhesive surface to better grip and hold books, silken articles and patent leather-articles between them, and also to prevent a loud clicking sound, if there were no such pads, when the D-clamp I was released and let fly against the bare end of goos eneck 8, as would be the case where mischievous children 'are.

No. 5, pin in jaws 2. 1 v

No. S; C -"frame acting as the backbone of the holder and adapted tocooperate with cram I by providing the hinge lug 9 for said 'D-clamp l to swing on; spring L5 to anchor to; pivot head 12 to swing on pin 13; frictibn. head ll atfsaid O-frames upper end and its (frame .6) middle section formed into a 'concavedlbody thereby helping to form the parking space sovaluable to this invention; the goose'neck on the lower end of said .C-frame. 6's extremelower end .8 and cushion rubber pad i on said extreme end 8, the latter also adding its quota to enlargement of said parking space. M

No i, rubber cushioning pad on end of gooseneck 8 whose function has been described.

No. 8, gooseneck forming the lower section bf C-frame 6 whose function has been described.

No. 9, hinge lug on C-frame whose function has been described.

No. 19, hinge hole in head 2 for pin l3, this hole being the pivotal point of movement of C- frame 6 in said frames sideWise swing from right to left as it assumes its dormant position on the one hand, or its vertical operating position on the other hand, the dormant position always being parallel to the base plate l8 when the latter is attached to a horizontal support.

No. II, friction surfaced top on head I2 designed to frictionally engage flat spring 11 and thus hold said head I2, and consequently the body of C-frame 6 and its attachments in either one of its dormant or operational positions. When not in use, said holder is supposed to be always in its dormant position, and when wanted for use, the patron simply grasps the lower part of D-clamp l, pulls it down to its operating (verti cal) position, pulls up D clamp l, inserts article desired and lets go, whereupon said D-clamp l grips and securely holds said inserted article until same is removed by the patron. The top edge of surface II, it will be noticed on the drawing, is flattened for the purpose of forming a surface whereby spring ll may exert a better restraining influence on the head If while same is in the vertical or operating position. Likewise, said fiat surface on head I? is wide enough to insure that its engagement with spring l1, when 12 is in its dormant position, will hold C-frame 6 and all of its attachments in a parallel position to said horizontal main frame 13.

No. H-a, an extension, or lip, provided on each side of the friction head H designed to extend out and away from the center of surface ll far enough to so engage spring if that the paralleling of C-frame fiwill be accomplished as previously described.

No. l2, head of C-frame 6 pivotally operating On pin [3 in lugs i9 for purpose of carrying friction surface H so said i I can perform the service designed for it as elsewhere explained.

No. [3, pin operating in pin holes of lugs [9 as described.

No, l4, spot welded anchorage part of C-frame 6 rigidly holding the anchor ends it of spring [5. These ends may be anchored to G-frame 6 by any other suitable means.

No. [5, helical spring, made of satisfactory 1 spring wire, or other suitable material may be used if more satisfactory service can be had.

No, Iii-a, compression arms of spring i5. Said arms designed to exert sufficient pressure on D- clamp I to cause the latter to grip and hold the articles placed within its grip.

No. l5b, cross-bar integral with arms l5--a of spring l5 designed to engage the top surface of D-clamp I and compress same against pads 4 and I by means of pressure transmitted to it through arms l5-a.

No. It, anchor ends of spring 5 for purpose previously described.

No. If, a flat crescent shaped compression spring, one end of which is rigidly attached to the under surface of base plate l8, at one end thereof, while the other end of said spring slidably engages the same under surface of said base plate I8 at the latters other end, while thebowed center of said spring i! frictionally engages the friction surface II in maintaining the said dormant and operational positions of said C-frame 6 and D-clamp I.

No. |'l-a, bent, or sled runner end of spring 4 [1 designed to permit same to slidably engage the under surface of said base plate l8.

No. llb, rigid attachment of one end of spring 11, as described, by means of screws, bolts I or otherwise.

No. [8, flat, oblong base plate (sometimes called main frame is) adapted to be horizontally attached to a horizontal support, and from the underside of said base plate two lugs 19 depend in parallel spaced relation to each other and to the longitudinal central line of said base plate l8.

No. I9, lugs rigidly attached to and depending from the underside of said base plate 18, whose position and functions have already been described.

No. 29, large parking space created by the extensively curved belly of D-clamp I; crescent shaped C-frame 6 and the gooseneck 8, the major element of service and importance in the holder.

We claim:

A garment holder comprising a flat base plate adapted for attachment to the lower side of a horizontal support, spaced parallel lugs dependent from said base plate, the head of a C-shaped frame horizontally pivoted to said lugs, a flat spring attached to the underside of said base plate, said spring operatively engaging said head, said C-frame adapted for angular movement, a

\ gooseneck formation of the lower section of said G-frame, a cushion pad on the end of said gooseneck, an outward extension on and adjacent to the head of said C-frame, the top end of a D- clamp pivotally attached to said extension, the lower end of said D-clamp enclosed by a cushion pad, said pad adapted to operatively engage the pad on said gooseneck, one portion of a helical spring rigidly attached to said head, the other portion of said spring adapted to engage in compressed relation the upper top surface of said D-clamp adjacent said D-clamps pivotal connection to said head.

JAMES PAPALEXIS.

OLIVER WARREN JOHNSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 253,918 Foster Feb. 21, 1882' 551,189 Knapp Dec. 10, 1895 855,464 Leonard June 4, 1907 2,369,978 Papalexis Feb. 20, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 37,162 Norwegian Apr. 9, 1923 

